On a recent Friday afternoon, children and parents attended a playtime event in the vibrant first-floor youth section of Portland’s Central Library. Meanwhile, a pair of medical responders carried a ...
As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. By Christina Caron On social media, Mychal Threets was ...
The downtown library branch has remained closed since a June 10 fire broke out in the attached parking garage, causing residual smoke and soot damage inside the building. Since then, the children's ...